WWE 205 Live Recap - Lio Rush Debuts + 6-Man Elimination Tag

It's time for another episode of 205 Live on the WWE Network! Tonight is a big night on 205 Live as we will see the debut of the cruiserweight division's newest superstar, Lio Rush! Also scheduled for tonight will be a 6-man elimination tag team match pitting The Lucha House Party against Brian Kendrick, Jack Gallagher and Drew Gulak. These six men have gone at it the past few weeks, so which side will prove they are the best team? Tune in for all the details. Hit F5 to refresh the live recap!

205 Live General Manager, Drake Maverick, announces that Akira Tozawa will take on Tony Nese tonight. Lio Rush will make his debut on tonight's show as well. Also, we will culminate with a big 6-man tag team elimination match between two highly contested teams. "Only one team will prevail in this epic main event." Cue the beginning!

Former WWE Cruiserweight Champion Akira Tozawa comes out first as the usual three-man announce team of Vic Joseph, Nigel McGuinness and Percy Watson welcome us to the show and have friendly banter about comments last week. Tony Nese comes out with his training buddy Buddy Murphy by his side, but Murphy soon leaves and heads to the back.

* Akira Tozawa vs. Tony Nese

Tozawa gets fired up early on, they lock up, Nese backs him to the ropes, poses his bicep, Tozawa is unfazed, Nese gets in his face, Tozawa ducks a swing, chops him a couple of times, fakes, and jabs him in the jaw. Tozawa stomps him down in a corner, picks him up, Irish whip, Nese puts on the brakes, hits a back elbow, springboard moonsaults over him landing on his feet, ducks, kips up, quick combination kicks, leg sweep, and covers for 2. Nese mocks him, slaps him on the chest, Irish whip reversed, Tozawa rolls through a sunset flip, kicks him in the chest, and hits a jumpng senton.

Nese rolls out the ring, Tozawa charges but Nese moves out of the way, catches him from a crossbody, puts him on his shoulders and drops him on the ring apron followed by a running back elbow. He throws him back into the ring, covers for 1, puts him in a neck crank, but breaks the hold when Tozawa gets his foot on the ropes. Tozawa tries to fight back but Nese remains in control and covers for a 2-count. Nese drops his neck on the ropes, hits the springboard moonsault and gets a near-fall, stomps on his ribs, then picks him up in the torture rack.

Tozawa escapes the hold, gets chopped, hits a jumping hurricanrana, grazes him with a shining wizard, goes to the top, Nese rolls out the ring, so Tozawa hits a suicide dive. Tozawa throws him back in, hits a missile dropkick, crawls to the cover for a 2-count. Tozawa again goes to the top rope, Nese trips him up, kicks him, fireman's carry into a gutbuster, and gets another near-fall. Nese sets him up in the corner, charges, Tozawa avoids the knee, kicks him in the head, Nese goes on the attack, Tozawa blocks the German suplex, kicks him, Nese blocks the slide-under, goes for a back suplex, Tozawa lands on his feet, puts his boots up in a corner, goes back up top, but Nese hits a hard palm strike that KNOCKS Tozawa's mouthpiece out of his mouth! Nese goes up to him, Tozawa blocks a superplex, reverses and suplexes him back down, Nese is in position, and Tozawa hits the high DIVING SENTON for 3! WINNER: AKIRA TOZAWA.

Nese is upset about his loss, as he should be. The commentators next talk about Hideo Itami and his win last week on 205 Live against Buddy Murphy and Mustafa Ali.

Backstage, Drake Maverick is in his office when Cedric Alexander shows up. Cedric says he's been restless lately and as champion he wants to know when his next title defense is. Maverick tells him when he has an opponent ready for him he will let him know, but Alexander figures it will be Itami "hands down." Maverick says he doesn't reward bad behavior, including TJP. Alexander says he wants to beat Itami to have that notch on his belt, so Maverick will consider it.

* Lio Rush vs. Dewey James (local talent)

It's time for the long-awaited debut of Lio Rush! First he has to take off all of his jewelry. The bell dings, he's still taking off an iced-out bracelet, and the crowd is starting to boo. He extends a hand, slaps the jobber, runs the ropes, flips around, superkicks him and smiles. He tosses him out onto the apron, hits a handspring kick, throws him back in, schoolboy into a spin kick, goes up top, hits a frog splash called Final Hour and that's it. WINNER: LIO RUSH.

Dasha Fuentes is in the ring for a post-match interview. Lio Rush: "The future of the cruiserweight division is here. I am the 23-year-old piece of gold. I can do things that people in that locker room can only dream of doing. I see guys come out here, and they're good, but they're no Lio Rush. They have no style, no finesse, no presence. I'm the man of the hour, which means every hour on the hour is my time, which means 205 Live is gonna feel the rush."

Cedric Alexander is walking backstage until Renee Young stops him for a quick interview. Alexander says if he is to lead this brand as champion then Hideo Itami is more than willing to step up to the plate. Itami indeed steps up and shoves Alexander. Maverick is first to show up and separate the two with several referees backing him up.

Next week, we will have a No Disqualification Match between Buddy Murphy and Mustafa Ali!

The Lucha House Party head to the ring first with their pet pinata Penelope (with Gulak's face on it, of course). Their opponents come out next and we have a stand-off. The LHP all hit superkicks and then do flip dives to take them all out!

The bell dings finally, Gran Metalik goes after Gallagher, and chops him on the chest. Kalisto tags in, frieman's carry, slams Gallagher down, tags in Lince Dorado, jumps onto Dorado's shoulders, drops down for a splash, Dorado does a belly flog onto Gallagher, then tags in Metalik who hits a diving splash after walking the ropes. Brian Kendrick saves his partner just in the nick of time, but gets superkicked for his troubles. Gallagher reverses an Irish whip, but he too gets a superkick from Metalik, who follows up with the reverse sling blade. Metalik walks the ropes, Gulak provides a distraction, Metalik fights him off, but then dives into a HEADBUTT from Gallagher, and gets pinned for 3! Gran Metalik is eliminated.

Dorado is in next with Kendrick, dropkicks him, another dropkick, knocks Gulak off the apron, side-steps Kendrick, chops him, ducks a swing, does a jumping hurricanrana, gets tossed onto the apron, kicks him in th head, goes up top, Gulak with another distraction and gets kicked off, Dorado hits a high crossbody to Kendrick and gets a near-fall. Dorado with a suplex, knocked Gallagher off the apron, goes back up top, Kendrick trips him up, Gallagher grabs his legs, Kendrick, goes up to deliver a high back body drop off the ropes, and covers for 1.

Gulak tags in, stomps on him, then puts him in a rear chinlock shouting "Give it up Dorito!" Dorado gets back up, Gulak slams him down - AND DORADO'S MASK GOT PULLED OFF!! The cameraman is wise to not focus on that. Kalisto flips out at ringside, Gulak protests his innocence in the ring with a laugh, Gallagher mocks him, and Kendrick is stalking around at ringside.

Finally the match can continue as Dorado gets his mask back on, now Gulak goes after him, Dorado rolls him up inside cradle for 2, Gulak immediately goes for the mask on purpose this time, but Dorado kicks him off. Gallagher tags in, wrenches his arm, puts him in an armbar and tugs at the mask at the same time. Nigel McGuinness questions if the mask is on tight enough to not be a distraction or come off again. Dorado punches Gallagher, but Gallagher slams him back down with an arm twist, then tags out. Kendrick is the legal man now, kicks Dorado, knees him in the shoulder blade, puts him in an armbar and drives his knuckle into his tricep. Kendrick hits shoulder thrusts in a corner, Dorado is still adjusting his mask, then Gulak and Gallagher start clubbering away while the ref is distracted by an irate Kalisto. Kendrick hits forearm shots, more cheap shots by Gulak and Gallagher, Kendrick is continuing the attack, but then Dorado handsprings knocking Gallagher off the apron and hits the GOLDEN REWIND to Kendrick for 1-2-3! The Brian Kendrick is eliminated.

We're back even at 2-on-2. Gallagher rushed back in the ring, stomps on Dorado, chokes him with his boot, body slam, 2-count, then a knee to the back. Gulak tags in, punch to the kidney, armbar on the right side, Gallagher tags back in, hits European uppercuts, covers for 2, then puts him back in the armbar turning it around. Gulak tags back in, knee to the gut, Dorado hits a jawbreaker, Gallagher gets the tag, grabs his leg, Dorado hits an enziguiri, Gulak gets tagged in, grabs Dorado and punches him in the gut. Dorado counters a suplex, Gulak with combo strikes, Dorado catches a boot and hits a step-over spinning heel kick. Dorado leaps for the tag but Kendrick pulled Kalisto off the apron at the last second and tosses him into the barricade! The referee admonishes the eliminated man to leave, and meanwhile Dorado is left alone in the ring so Gulak makes him tap to the Gulock! Lince Dorado is eliminated.

Kalisto is now all alone on his side. He cautiously scouts his opponents, shoulder to Gulak's gut, kick to the head, springboard senton, kicks Gallagher off the apron, ducks a swing from Gulak and hits a springboard shoulder block Kalisto connects with the basement 'rana, covers, but Gallagher breaks up the count and Kalisto is sent to the floor in front of the announce table. Gallagher drives Kalisto's back into the ring apron, throws him back in, and looks around at the crowd mockingly. Gulak gets the tag, scoop slam onto the ropes, covers for 2, jumping stomp, calls him a liar and cheater, stomp, headbutt, and covers for 2. Gallagher tags in, they set up a double suplex, Kalisto lands on his feet, kicks both men in the legs, do-si-do into a headscissors takedown sending Gulak out the ring and hits the Listo Kick to Gallagher! Gulak gets back on the apron, so Kalisto bounces off of Gulak to hit the SOLIDA DEL SOL on Gallagher for 1-2-3!! Gentleman Jack Gallagher is eliminated.

We're down to the final man on each side. Gulak looks on from the floor in shock, Kalisto weakly calls him in, Gulak slides into the ring, Kalisto is ready with kicks, dropkick, wrecking ball dropkick through the ropes, then does a springboard somersault plancha to the floor! Kalisto throws him back in, gets back on the apron, springboard crossbody for 2.9, and both men are down. Kalisto is holding his ribs while Gulak is holding his right arm - both men are hurt right now. Kalisto gets amped up, Gulak blocks the Solida Del Sol, clubs him in the back of the head, hits a discus larait and gets a near-fall. Gulak picks him up, blocks Solida Del Sol again, yanks at the mask, but instead puts him in the GULOCK, and Kalisto taps!!!! WINNERS: KENDRICK, GALLAGHER and GULAK.

Gulak grabs the pinata, gets back in the ring, mocks Kalisto and throws it into the crowd. We get replays of the Lucha House Party's downfall. Gulak is finally victorious in vanquishing the Lucha trio. That's all for 205 Live!